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Taste of Life: Poona’s monsoon: Season of damp, mildew, and sociability
The monsoon months, from the beginning of June to the end of September, constituted “the season”. There was no end to the social functions – dinners, balls, smaller dances, picnics, including moonlight picnics at Rosherville, theatricals, concerts, and other diversions kept Europeans occupied during the rains
Published on Jun 12, 2025 07:34 AM IST
Chinmay Damle
A tale of American philanthropy efforts in Colonial India
American missionaries, in the hope of securing funds in India for feeding the hungry, portrayed the country as replete with evangelical opportunities and used famine relief efforts to consolidate their mission work
Published on Feb 27, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Chinmay Damle
Taste of Life: Gandhian who used charity rituals to feed kids, ignite patriotism
Lakshmibai Thuse mobilised ‘Vanarsena’ and ‘Manjarsena’ along with women to participate in social and political activities in the 1930s
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 07:20 AM IST
Chinmay Damle
Taste of Life: Forging close bonds through food
Mead, or honey wine, one of the oldest fermented drinks known to mankind, was associated with the wedding night in Ireland and Scandinavia. It was said to ensure a man’s virility and boost his strength
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Chinmay Damle
Taste of Life: Watermelon, most prized fruit gifted to & by Europeans in India
The watermelon was one of the pleasantest and most refreshing tropical fruits, when cooled they were like the iced fruits in Europe, and dissolved in the mouth like snow. Summer months in Poona were made tolerable by the watermelon
Updated on May 30, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Chinmay Damle